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Population in Denmark compared to Ethiopia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 5,976,992 in 2024 vs 132,059,767 people in Ethiopia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,018,959 people compared to 138,227,398 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 23 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.74% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 1.67% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +2.71% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2005, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.42M people to 6.02M (11.1% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 78.4M to 138M (76.4% growth).
  • Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 6.14M people compared to the peak of 367M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Denmark vs Ethiopia: live population counter

Denmark Ethiopia
Current population
6018959
138227398
Population rank 114/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.67%
One net population change
17.5 minutes
9.36 seconds
One birth every
9.11 minutes
7.68 seconds
One death every
9.02 minutes
41.1 seconds
One migration net change every
20.5 minutes
17.5 minutes
Annual migration change +25,639 +30,069
Daily growth/decline +82 +9,228
Annual growth/decline +30,040 +3,368,075
Annual growth/decline rate +0.51% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 133/197 26/197

Denmark and Ethiopia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Denmark
Population

Growth rate
Ethiopia
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Denmark Ethiopia Denmark Ethiopia
1960 4,579,603 21,376,693 - -
1961 4,611,687 21,906,102 0.7% 2.48%
1962 4,647,727 22,465,126 0.78% 2.55%
1963 4,684,483 23,051,637 0.79% 2.61%
1964 4,722,072 23,666,548 0.8% 2.67%
1965 4,759,012 24,310,612 0.78% 2.72%
1966 4,797,381 24,952,689 0.81% 2.64%
1967 4,835,354 25,620,276 0.79% 2.68%
1968 4,864,883 26,337,930 0.61% 2.8%
1969 4,891,860 27,072,571 0.55% 2.79%
1970 4,928,757 27,829,128 0.75% 2.79%
1971 4,963,126 28,600,106 0.7% 2.77%
1972 4,991,596 29,374,608 0.57% 2.71%
1973 5,021,861 30,166,785 0.61% 2.7%
1974 5,045,297 30,957,273 0.47% 2.62%
1975 5,059,862 31,723,252 0.29% 2.47%
1976 5,072,596 32,534,418 0.25% 2.56%
1977 5,088,419 33,167,272 0.31% 1.95%
1978 5,104,248 33,734,592 0.31% 1.71%
1979 5,116,801 34,238,652 0.25% 1.49%
1980 5,123,027 34,428,514 0.12% 0.55%
1981 5,121,572 35,304,012 -0.03% 2.54%
1982 5,117,810 36,701,290 -0.07% 3.96%
1983 5,114,297 37,740,817 -0.07% 2.83%
1984 5,111,619 38,735,722 -0.05% 2.64%
1985 5,113,691 39,842,136 0.04% 2.86%
1986 5,120,534 41,037,656 0.13% 3%
1987 5,127,024 42,460,039 0.13% 3.47%
1988 5,129,516 44,150,825 0.05% 3.98%
1989 5,132,594 45,879,690 0.06% 3.92%
1990 5,140,939 47,609,755 0.16% 3.77%
1991 5,154,298 49,717,198 0.26% 4.43%
1992 5,171,370 51,853,747 0.33% 4.3%
1993 5,188,628 53,708,891 0.33% 3.58%
1994 5,206,180 55,611,508 0.34% 3.54%
1995 5,233,373 57,537,335 0.52% 3.46%
1996 5,263,074 59,467,635 0.57% 3.35%
1997 5,284,991 61,404,539 0.42% 3.26%
1998 5,304,219 63,363,524 0.36% 3.19%
1999 5,321,799 65,374,561 0.33% 3.17%
2000 5,339,616 67,411,494 0.33% 3.12%
2001 5,358,783 69,487,762 0.36% 3.08%
2002 5,375,931 71,635,517 0.32% 3.09%
2003 5,390,574 73,832,663 0.27% 3.07%
2004 5,404,523 76,077,206 0.26% 3.04%
2005 5,419,432 78,367,470 0.28% 3.01%
2006 5,437,272 80,703,490 0.33% 2.98%
2007 5,461,438 83,103,217 0.44% 2.97%
2008 5,493,621 85,543,668 0.59% 2.94%
2009 5,523,095 88,007,636 0.54% 2.88%
2010 5,547,683 90,538,514 0.45% 2.88%
2011 5,570,572 93,149,970 0.41% 2.88%
2012 5,591,572 95,798,767 0.38% 2.84%
2013 5,614,932 98,438,751 0.42% 2.76%
2014 5,643,475 101,115,610 0.51% 2.72%
2015 5,683,483 103,867,135 0.71% 2.72%
2016 5,728,010 106,718,162 0.78% 2.74%
2017 5,764,980 109,666,481 0.65% 2.76%
2018 5,793,636 112,664,152 0.5% 2.73%
2019 5,814,422 115,737,383 0.36% 2.73%
2020 5,831,404 118,917,671 0.29% 2.75%
2021 5,856,733 122,138,588 0.43% 2.71%
2022 5,903,037 125,384,287 0.79% 2.66%
2023 5,946,952 128,691,692 0.74% 2.64%
2024 5,976,992 132,059,767 0.51% 2.62%
2025 6,002,090 135,472,043 0.42% 2.58%
2026 6,023,091 138,902,180 0.35% 2.53%
2027 6,041,010 142,364,798 0.3% 2.49%
2028 6,056,755 145,841,255 0.26% 2.44%
2029 6,070,186 149,336,056 0.22% 2.4%
2030 6,081,559 152,855,352 0.19% 2.36%
2031 6,091,513 156,382,425 0.16% 2.31%
2032 6,099,943 159,923,895 0.14% 2.26%
2033 6,107,156 163,453,311 0.12% 2.21%
2034 6,113,785 166,978,790 0.11% 2.16%
2035 6,119,365 170,532,952 0.09% 2.13%
2036 6,123,874 174,097,772 0.07% 2.09%
2037 6,127,386 177,661,132 0.06% 2.05%
2038 6,130,437 181,235,892 0.05% 2.01%
2039 6,132,752 184,835,102 0.04% 1.99%
2040 6,134,223 188,450,900 0.02% 1.96%
2041 6,135,120 192,068,629 0.01% 1.92%
2042 6,135,315 195,695,295 0.003% 1.89%
2043 6,135,244 199,347,978 -0.001% 1.87%
2044 6,134,789 203,014,368 -0.007% 1.84%
2045 6,134,218 206,673,625 -0.009% 1.8%
2046 6,133,182 210,337,847 -0.02% 1.77%
2047 6,131,427 214,023,504 -0.03% 1.75%
2048 6,129,548 217,710,204 -0.03% 1.72%
2049 6,127,293 221,377,329 -0.04% 1.68%
2050 6,124,397 225,021,865 -0.05% 1.65%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Denmark increased by 264,051 people (a 4.87% growth), while Ethiopia gained 25,499,665 people (a 32.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Denmark gained 335,476 (a 5.9% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,360,263 (a 33.1% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2005 and is 114th in 2025. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2005 and ranked 10th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Denmark's population will grow by 1.75% to 6,124,397 people with a rank change from 114th to 119th. The population of Ethiopia will increase by 62.8% to 225,021,865 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

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